# Incident 19890511025999I: Rkwell 700, Johnstown, PA, May 11, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 11, 1989, 21:50 local time
- Place: Johnstown, PA
- Airport: Johnstown-Cambria County
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3261° N, 78.9191° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Johnstown, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3261&lon=-78.9191&mi=10
- Aircraft: N702SA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: RKWELL 700
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 790 total, 69 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890511025999I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

HAD A MALFUNCTIONING DIRECTIONAL GYRO. DEPARTED WITHOUT FIRST RECEIVING ATC CLEARANCE.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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